Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk

[FallenFairy]

Originally Posted by Flint

The bartender that stops serving you is making a private business decision.

Right on the head Flint... but take it one step further - the bartender is also covering their own ass... in most states now the bartender and bar owner can be held legally responsible for allowing an overly impared patron to leave their establishment, should accident or death befall that person due to drunk driving or other alcohol related accident ... I spent some time bartending in Seattle and we were sent to classes held by the Alcohol Control Board to learn how to determine a patrons height/weight and the amount of alcohol it would take to impair that person... (an inaccurate and futile game, how does one know how many drinks or other substances said patron had before entering your establishment?)

Point is once the powers that be make it so not only the bar patrons are accountable for their individual actions ie. over-imbibing and choosing to drive, but that the bartender and bar owner are responsible for that individuals bad decision... well, the demise of the friendly neighborhood bar is on the horizon....
Seems to me the authorities in Texas are looking to hurry the process.